§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Minister for the Civil Service whether he will give the reasons why, in the case of some of the higher-paid civil servants, he has increased their salaries by some 43 per cent. whilst, at the same time, refusing salary increases to other public servants who have had no salary increases for more than six years; and what action he proposes to take to rectify this anomaly.
§ Mr. David HowellI have nothing to add to the Answers which my right hon. Friend the Lord President of the Council gave to the hon. Member on 18th November, 1970.—[Vol. 806, c. 1230–1333.]
§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Minister for the Civil Service whether he will give the expense and subsistence allowance, hotel expenses, etc. allowed for a day and night away from home on public business for a civil servant on a £3,250 per annum salary scale, on the date when Members 396W of Parliament's salaries were raised to their present level; what the same civil servant receives at the latest convenient stated date; and if he will give similar details for Ministers of the Crown on both dates.
§ Mr. David HowellA civil servant on salary of £3,250 in October, 1964, would have been paid a subsistence allowance of 54s. 0d. for the first 21 nights of absence and a lodging allowance of 16s. 0d. thereafter. The same civil servant would now receive subsistence allowance of 95s. 0d. (105s. 0d. in London) for the first 30 nights and lodging allowance of 45s. 0d. (50s. 0d. in London) thereafter. All these rates cover periods of 24 hours. For Ministers of the Crown I would refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 24th November.—[Vol. 807, c. 101.]